{"id":8872,"date":"2026-02-13T19:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/?p=8872"},"modified":"2026-02-13T19:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:51:51","slug":"first-repechage-development-team-aleo-the-50-best-quebec-development-student-athletes-will-wear-the-aleo-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/premier-repechage-equipe-releve-aleo-les-50-meilleur%c2%b7e%c2%b7s-etudiant%c2%b7e%c2%b7s-athletes-quebecois%c2%b7e%c2%b7s-de-la-releve-porteront-les-couleurs-aleo\/","title":{"rendered":"First Al\u00e9o Junior Team Draft: The 50 best up-and-coming Quebec student-athletes will represent Al\u00e9o"},"content":{"rendered":"

Montreal, Friday, February 13, 2026 \u2013<\/b> A pivotal moment in the ascent of an athletic career, the identified \u00abEmerging\u00bb student-athletes are also the least funded, at a tipping point where expenses skyrocket. Nevertheless, the Al\u00e9o Foundation has chosen to offer enhanced scholarships to 50 young people in this category, coupled with lifelong access to personalized support services. They form the brand new Al\u00e9o Emerging Team!<\/p>\n

The first cohort of the Al\u00e9o Development Team was unveiled on February 13, 2026, at Deloitte's offices in Montreal. The top student-athletes in each sport were nominated by their sports federation to form this select team, which is entirely supported by the Al\u00e9o Foundation. A scholarship of $3,000 $was awarded to each recipient, totaling $150,000 $. In addition to this amount, recipients will receive professional services in coaching, academic support, networking, and communications.<\/p>\n

Thus, the Al\u00e9o Foundation concretely expresses its pride in further enhancing its mission to maximize the full potential of the greatest number of outstanding student-athletes from all backgrounds to generate a significant and lasting impact.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Dans un contexte de sous-financement du sport, la Fondation Al\u00e9o tient \u00e0 mettre l\u2019\u00e9paule \u00e0 la roue. C\u2019est d\u2019autant plus le cas avec le nouveau programme \u00c9quipe Rel\u00e8ve Al\u00e9o car ce dernier est 100% financ\u00e9 par la Fondation Al\u00e9o et cible un groupe d\u2019\u00e9tudiant\u00b7e\u00b7s-athl\u00e8tes pr\u00e9cis qui vivent actuellement un d\u00e9ficit de financement encore plus marqu\u00e9. Nous tentons ainsi de contribuer \u00e0 une voie de solution pour soutenir plus et mieux ces jeunes qui deviendront des leaders dans leur communaut\u00e9 \u00bb, a expliqu\u00e9 Patricia Demers<\/b>, CEO of the Al\u00e9o Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u00abGet Set!\u00bb Scholarship offered by Deloitte<\/b><\/p>\n

One 51e<\/sup> Joliane Martin, a scholarship recipient in the Espoir category, was also present to receive a scholarship of $1500 $ from our hosts. A team representing Deloitte ran in last September's Marathon Beneva of Montreal, a flagship event of the Al\u00e9o Foundation's \"\u00c0 vos marques!\" program, to raise the funds that made this scholarship possible.<\/p>\n

The \"Ready, Set, Go!\" program from the Al\u00e9o Foundation brings together all the challenges that can help you engage potential donors to raise funds for scholarships in collaboration with the Al\u00e9o Foundation. Whether it's a sporting challenge, an adventure, or a group activity, you can launch your own fundraiser for the Al\u00e9o Foundation.<\/p>\n

Al\u00e9o 2026 Rising Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/b><\/td>\nDiscipline<\/b><\/td>\nAge<\/b><\/td>\nCity<\/b><\/td>\nSchool<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maika Beauchamp<\/td>\nFlag football<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nSalaberry-de-Valleyfield<\/td>\nColl\u00e8ge Bourget<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Julien Bergeron<\/td>\nHockey<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nCh\u00e2teauguay<\/td>\nLouis-Phillipe-Par\u00e9 Secondary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edouard Bernatchez<\/td>\nBaseball<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nDonnacona<\/td>\nCardinal-Roy High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audrey Bertrand<\/td>\nBMX<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nCantley<\/td>\nLes Estacades Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ang\u00e9lique Bizier<\/td>\nSoftball<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nRepentigny<\/td>\nColl\u00e8ge de l'Assomption<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zack Bourgeois<\/td>\nGolf<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nSainte-Agathe-des-Monts<\/td>\nBaylor School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tristan Bourque-Boudreau<\/td>\nJudo<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nBoucherville<\/td>\nColl\u00e8ge de Maisonneuve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c9tienne Boutin-C\u00f4t\u00e9<\/td>\nParanatation<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nQuebec (Beauport)<\/td>\nLimoilou College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louis-Fran\u00e7ois Brassard<\/td>\nCurling<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nLevis<\/td>\nC\u00e9gep de L\u00e9vis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sophie Breton<\/td>\nVolleyball<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nQu\u00e9bec (Charlesbourg)<\/td>\nLa Seigneurie Secondary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marianne Brillant<\/td>\nCross-country skiing<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nLac-Beauport<\/td>\nLaval University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlotte Brousseau<\/td>\nSwimming<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nMontreal (Ahuntsic-Cartierville)<\/td>\nC\u00e9gep at a distance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Katherine Rose Calderon<\/td>\nArtistic swimming<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nMontr\u00e9al (C\u00f4te-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce)<\/td>\nCollege of Montreal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eliot Cauchy<\/td>\nFencing<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nSainte-Julie<\/td>\nC\u00e9gep de Saint-Hyacinthe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sara Champoux<\/td>\nTriathlon<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nL\u00e9vis (Saint-\u00c9tienne-de-Lauzon)<\/td>\nC\u00e9gep de L\u00e9vis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vitalie Clima<\/td>\nWrestling<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nMontreal (C\u00f4te-des-Neiges\u2013Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce)<\/td>\nInternational School of Montreal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rafael Cortez<\/td>\nTaekwondo<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nPincourt<\/td>\nCh\u00eane-Bleu High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Olivia D'Agata<\/td>\nBoxing<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nMontreal (Rivi\u00e8re-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles)<\/td>\nLester B. Pearson High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caleb Davies<\/td>\nPara hockey<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nPointe-Claire<\/td>\nMacdonald High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marion Desjardins<\/td>\nArtistic gymnastics<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nBeaconsfield<\/td>\nCollege of Montreal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c9mile Deveau<\/td>\nFigure skating<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nMontreal (Ahuntsic-Cartierville)<\/td>\nAhuntsic College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samuel Devries<\/td>\nGoalball<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nGatineau (Aylmer)<\/td>\nColl\u00e8ge Universel (Gatineau Campus)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anthony Dumas-Gauvin<\/td>\nSnowboardcross<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nLongueuil<\/td>\nPierre-Dupuy Vocational Training Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c9mile Fortin<\/td>\nShort track speed skating<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nAmqui<\/td>\nColl\u00e8ge de Maisonneuve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rebekah Groulx<\/td>\nWeightlifting<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nBrossard<\/td>\nChamplain College \u2013 Saint-Lambert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alexandre Guay<\/td>\nTable tennis<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nLongueuil<\/td>\nDurocher Saint-Lambert College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lynn Ke<\/td>\nTennis<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nMontreal (Southwest Borough)<\/td>\nCollege of Montreal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camille Laforest<\/td>\nArchery<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nMontreal (Mercier\u2013Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)<\/td>\nColl\u00e8ge de Maisonneuve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meliane Latour<\/td>\nKarate<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nGatineau<\/td>\nOutaouais College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cl\u00e9mence Lavoie<\/td>\nAthletics<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nLaval<\/td>\nMontmorency College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cl\u00e9ment Leperlier<\/td>\nSquash<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nQuebec (Beauport)<\/td>\nSamuel-De Champlain High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alicia Letham<\/td>\nVeil<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nDorval<\/td>\nLower Canada College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c9lodie Malois<\/td>\nRoad cycling<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nSaint-Basile-le-Grand<\/td>\nC\u00e9gep \u00c9douard-Montpetit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florence Mercier<\/td>\nBasketball<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nQu\u00e9bec (Charlesbourg)<\/td>\nSaint Louis Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Josu\u00e9 Ngendahimana<\/td>\nBasketball<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nQuebec (La Haute-Saint-Charles)<\/td>\nJean-de-Br\u00e9beuf High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kellyane Poulin<\/td>\nHockey<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nSaint-C\u00f4me-Lini\u00e8re<\/td>\nVeilleux High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Felix Rivard<\/td>\nWater polo<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nMontreal (Rosemont\u2013La Petite-Patrie)<\/td>\nAntoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry Secondary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victor Rodrigue<\/td>\nSoccer<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nTrois-Rivi\u00e8res<\/td>\nSaint Joseph Seminary (Trois-Rivi\u00e8res)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mateo Rodriguez Abello<\/td>\nBeach volleyball<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nBlainville<\/td>\nMississauga Secondary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tommy Roy<\/td>\nSnowboarding (freestyle)<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nSaint-F\u00e9lix-de-Valois<\/td>\nLes Estacades Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maude Ruelland<\/td>\nMountain bike<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nLac-Beauport<\/td>\nLimoilou College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chelsey Shotton<\/td>\nSoccer<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nDollard-des-Ormeaux<\/td>\nSt. Thomas High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philippe Tanguay<\/td>\nLong track speed skating<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nQuebec (Sainte-Foy\u2013Sillery\u2013Cap-Rouge)<\/td>\nCardinal-Roy High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sara-Jade Tessier<\/td>\nDiving<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nBlainville<\/td>\nSaint-Gabriel High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maxime Th\u00e9rien<\/td>\nEscalade<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nGatineau (Aylmer)<\/td>\nC\u00e9gep \u00c9douard-Montpetit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alexi Thibault<\/td>\nAlpine skiing<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nMont-Saint-Hilaire<\/td>\nSherbrooke College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Justine Tremblay<\/td>\nSprint canoeing<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nQuebec (Beauport)<\/td>\nLa Seigneurie Secondary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Julia Turgeon<\/td>\nFreestyle skiing<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nL\u00e9vis (Sainte-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne-de-Breakeyville)<\/td>\nPointe-L\u00e9vy High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Godlove Patterson Yamtcheu Kouasseu<\/td>\nSoccer<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nLaval<\/td>\nLaval School of International Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andy Zeng<\/td>\nBadminton<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nBrossard<\/td>\nJean de la Mennais College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

About the Al\u00e9o Foundation<\/b><\/p>\n

The Al\u00e9o Foundation's mission is to maximize the full potential of as many outstanding student-athletes as possible from all backgrounds, in order to generate significant and lasting impact. Created in 1985, it has awarded over $25 million in scholarships to more than 5,000 student-athletes from across Quebec. In addition to these scholarships, there is an essential component of services provided for life to all recipients during and after their athletic and academic careers. To support these mentoring services, the Al\u00e9o Research Chair<\/i>is now a vector for scientific results available to the entire sports community here.<\/p>\n

The fundraising campaign Impact for Generations<\/b> Its goal is to raise six million dollars in three years to move closer to our great vision: that student-athletes of excellence enrich society through their current and future leadership, both through their exceptional contributions and the inspiring examples they embody.<\/p>\n

To support<\/b> Impact for Generations<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

For more information: fondationaleo.ca<\/a>
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For your information:<\/p>\n

Annie Dub\u00e9<\/b><\/a>
\nDirector of Communications and Marketing
\nAl\u00e9o Foundation<\/a>
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Montr\u00e9al, vendredi 13 f\u00e9vrier 2026 \u2013 Moment charni\u00e8re dans l\u2019ascension d\u2019un parcours sportif, les \u00e9tudiant\u00b7e\u00b7s-athl\u00e8tes identifi\u00e9\u00b7e\u00b7s \u00ab Rel\u00e8ve \u00bb sont aussi les moins financ\u00e9\u00b7e\u00b7s, \u00e0 un point de bascule o\u00f9 les d\u00e9penses explosent. Que cela ne tienne, la Fondation Al\u00e9o a choisi d\u2019offrir des bourses bonifi\u00e9es \u00e0 50 jeunes de cette cat\u00e9gorie, doubl\u00e9es d\u2019un acc\u00e8s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8875,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-remise-de-bourse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationaleo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8872"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}